Here’s an update on litigation related to Joey Bishop’s estate. Rulings, final rulings, lawsuits, original suits, amended complaints, countersuits, separate actions, motions, affidavits, depositions and on and on. This is how litigation takes so long and why lawyers generally end up as the “winners.” And note that this case is about financial elder abuse. Per Keep Reading…
Late comic Bishop’s companion wins court ruling Judge rules that Bishop’s former lawyer cannot countersue Nora Garibotti for financial elder abuse Andrew Galvin January 20, 2009 The Orange County Register http://www.ocregister.com/articles/garibotti-bishop-hookstratten-2286320-countersuit-case LOS ANGELES Late Newport Beach resident Joey Bishop’s live-in companion, who was with him for his final eight years, won a round in her Keep Reading…
EstateofDenial.com has just posted a late summer article published by Condé Nast Portfolio regarding the estates of Tom and Agnes Carvel. We wanted to take some time to read and digest this material as the article entitled Cold Case describes a triple-hit of probate abuse. The use of probate instruments such as wills, trusts and Keep Reading…
Cold Case Joel Siegel Condé Nast Portfolio.com August 2008 http://www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2008/07/16/Death-of-Ice-Cream-Magnate-Carvel On what would be the final weekend of his life, Tom Carvel drove to his country home in upstate New York, deeply depressed. He’d built a namesake national chain of 850 ice cream shops, developing some of the fast-food and franchising concepts that changed how Keep Reading…
We’ve posted a new letter on the Tell Us Your Story page. A familiar pattern with regard to Involuntary Redistribution of Assets (IRA) actions is quickly evident. Important points from this case include: These acts happen quietly. No court or other official record exists to document that one heir believes the stated wishes of the Keep Reading…
Estate of Denial® provides news, analysis and commentary on abusive practices occurring in probate courts and via probate instruments (wills, trusts, guardianships, powers of attorney). We provide original perspective to educate the public regarding this growing threat to both individual freedoms and property rights.Detroit— The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development and its co-founder, Elaine Steele, filed court action late Tuesday accusing a Wayne County probate judge and two court-appointed lawyers of conspiracy in the long-standing battle over the estate of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. Steele’s attorney, Steven G. Cohen, added he also has filed Keep Reading…
Lee Bailey’s eurweb.com (Electronic Urban Report) has once again picked up Sue Summer’s latest article from The Newberry Observer on the questionable actions surrounding administration of James Brown’s estate. The article is introduced as follows: For those who’ve been keeping track of the James Brown probate case, or if you’re simply interested in know where Keep Reading…
Forget women! Hell hath no fury like a lawyer scorned – or at least that would seem the case as per this latest Danny Tate posting at Impeachrandykennedy’s Blog. A conservatorship (guardianship) can strip a person of their individual liberty and property rights. While Nashville musician Danny Tate admits his struggle with alcohol and drug Keep Reading…
An estate lawyer accused of a “wrongful scheme” to steer money to himself from the estates of the late June M. Farrington and her surviving brother will pay back $410,000 as part of a settlement. Estate lawyer Stephen M. Newman also resigned as executor and trustee of all of the estates and trusts he set Keep Reading…
Shannon Price failed to prove that she and Gary Coleman had a common-law marriage after their 2009 divorce. Fourth District Judge James R. Taylor ruled Monday that while Price had lived in the former “Diff’rent Strokes” star’s home after their marriage ended, the relationship failed to meet the state’s standard for a common-law marriage. “There Keep Reading…
